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  In late April, a suspect thought to be the Golden State Killer, a man who had eluded police for decades after committing a string of murders and rapes in Northern California and Orange County between 1976 and 1986, was identified on the basis of DNA evidence. Although we celebrate the dogged pursuit of a more… Read more

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  Do You Want the Police Snooping in Your DNA?

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  At a time when facts are distorted, disregarded, and ignored in policy making and political discourse, the need in Washington for seekers and defenders of truth has perhaps never been greater. I discussed the state of affairs with Representative Bill Foster, a Democrat from Illinois who prides himself on being the only PhD scientist currently… Read more

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  The Only PhD Scientist in Congress Speaks About Truth, Politics, and Human Flourishing

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  Where do we draw the line between safe and dangerous applications of CRISPR, the gene editing technology that allows us to make permanent, even heritable, changes to the genetic code? How should scientists approach public engagement before field testing genetically modified crops in and around communities? These and other questions were addressed by Hastings Center… Read more

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  World Science Festival Features Hastings Scholars on Gene Editing

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  The process is fairly simple. You select one of the companies that offer direct-to-consumer genetic tests; pay online; receive a neatly packed kit that contains a tube designed to collect your spit; return the package using prepaid postage; and wait for the results that will unravel the mysteries of your ancestry. If you have opted… Read more

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  Addressing Questions About DTC Genetic Tests and Privacy

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  Technologies are transforming the planet and its inhabitants, human and nonhuman, calling out for assessment and wise decision-making. Yet trust in science is eroding and polarization deeply threatens our ability to solve collective problems, especially ones emerging in science and health policy — from how best to use our newfound powers to edit our genes… Read more

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  New Hastings Center Project: Public Deliberation for a Democracy in Crisis

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  Hastings Center president Mildred Z. Solomon and director of research Josephine Johnston were featured speakers at the premiere screening of The Code, a series of three documentaries on the origins of genetic medicine and what its successes and failures mean for the future. The series was produced by Retro Report in partnership with STAT news.… Read more

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  Documentary Series Premiere on Genetic Medicine Features Hastings Scholars

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  That was one of the many questions explored at a public event at the New York Academy of Sciences on May 21, cosponsored by The Hastings Center, the Aspen Brain Institute and the New York Academy of Sciences. “The Enhanced Human: Risks and Opportunities” examined existing and emerging enhancement technologies, with a special focus on gene… Read more

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  Should We Pursue Genetic Cognitive Enhancement?

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  For the last quarter century, researchers have been asking whether genetic test results might have negative psychosocial effects. Anxiety, depression, disrupted relationships, and heightened stigmatization have all been posited as possible outcomes—but not consistently found. What accounts for the discrepancy? A public conference in New York on February 26 and 27 explored what we know… Read more

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  Looking for the Psychosocial Effects of Genomic Test Results

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  Frankenstein, published 200 years ago this month, asked what it means to be human. In the age of CRISPR and artificial intelligence, that question endures. On Public Radio International’s “Science Friday,” Hastings Center director of research Josephine Johnston participated in a discussion about the novel and its relevance to science today. Listen here. On the… Read more

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  Hastings Scholar on Public Radio’s “Science Friday”: “Frankenstein” at 200

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• BIOETHICS FORUM ESSAY

  Little noticed in the United States but a big deal in France, President Emmanuel Macron announced in January that he is creating a bioethics commission to review the country’s policies on a wide range of subjects, including human reproduction, euthanasia, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. It’s a unique initiative driven by a problem that has bedeviled… Read more

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  Vive la Bioéthique? France’s Bioethics Initiative

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